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elephant hawk moth death's head moth
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Hawkmoth pollination: hawkmoth (Sphingidae) hovering near a honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium). mutualism Biotic interaction
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination
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Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
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earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
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Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
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Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Both belong to the order Lepidoptera.
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elephant hawk moth
Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor).
© Whiskybottle/Dreamstime.com
death's head moth
Death's head moth (Acherontia atropos), a species of hawk moth.
© Maximillian cabinet/Shutterstock.com
Hawkmoth pollination: hawkmoth (Sphingidae) hovering near a honeysuckle (Lonicera...
Ingmar Holmasen
mutualism
Hummingbird moth pollinating a Dianthus flower.
Yummifruitbat
Biotic interaction
Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) drinking from a pink (Dianthus),...
Yummifruitbat
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